Alija

The son of Bosnian Muslims 'late wartime leader Alija Izetbegovic won a spot on the country's shared presidency in elections Sunday, after a campaign in which he said he wanted more dialogue between the country's still-divided ethnic groups.

Ex-Leader's Son Wins Bosnia Vote Marc Champion 2010

The son of Bosnian Muslims 'late wartime leader Alija Izetbegovic looked set to win a spot on the country's shared presidency in elections Sunday, after a campaign in which he said he wanted more dialogue between the country's still-divided ethnic groups.

Ex-Leader's Son Leads Bosnia Vote Marc Champion 2010

Amel Emric/Associated Press HOME AGAIN: Alija Avdic, 2, played on a swing Monday as his grandmother, Rahima Avdic, watched from the window of their home at a refugee camp near the northern Bosnian Muslim town of Zivinice.

Photos of the Day: June 20 2011

The Bosnian president, Alija Izetbegovic, a Muslim, was visibly distressed.

Matthew Yglesias » Karadzic’s Defense 2010

Amel Emric/Associated Press HOME AGAIN: Alija Avdic, 2, played on a swing Monday as his grandmother, Rahima Avdic, watched from the window of their home at a refugee camp near the northern Bosnian Muslim town of Zivinice.

Photos of the Day: June 20 2011

Amel Emric/Associated Press HOME AGAIN: Alija Avdic, 2, played on a swing Monday as his grandmother, Rahima Avdic, watched from the window of their home at a refugee camp near the northern Bosnian Muslim town of Zivinice.

Photos of the Day: June 20 2011

MILOŠEVIĆ JOINED THE PRESIDENTS of Croatia and Bosnia, Franjo Tudjman and Alija Izetbegović (accompanied by Sacirbey), along with representatives of the United States, the European Union, and Russia (i.e., the Contact Group), in peace talks that began on November 1, 1995.

The Great Experiment Strobe Talbott 2008

The well-known turmoil of the Balkans in the 1990s—ethnic cleansing against Muslims, civil war, the intervention of Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic, and the perceived indifference of the West—led the leader of the Bosnian Muslims and the first president of Bosnia and Herzegovina Alija Izetbegović to appeal to Muslim states for assistance.

The Secret War with Iran Ronen Bergman 2007

The well-known turmoil of the Balkans in the 1990s—ethnic cleansing against Muslims, civil war, the intervention of Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic, and the perceived indifference of the West—led the leader of the Bosnian Muslims and the first president of Bosnia and Herzegovina Alija Izetbegović to appeal to Muslim states for assistance.

The Secret War with Iran Ronen Bergman 2007

We have three captive ones that are Alija and Noah.

CNN Transcript Sep 14, 2005 2005